An East Bay man was arrested Thursday in connection with an armed robbery this month in San Rafael.

Gerard Arnelle Hood Jr., 38, of San Pablo is one of three bandits who struck the Home Depot store on Feb. 2, said San Rafael police Lt. Dan Fink. Investigators are still working to identify the other two.

The crime happened shortly after the 8 p.m. closing time. Two men entered the store and one pointed a black handgun at an employee’s head. A third drove the getaway car, a black sedan.

Investigators identified Hood as one of the suspects and obtained a search warrant for his home in the 200 block of 19th Street. During the operation Thursday morning, police arrested Hood along with a driver giving him a ride in a black car.

Police impounded the car and suspect it was the one used in the robbery, Fink said. Investigators were questioning the driver.

The operation included a tactical team of San Rafael and Novato officers with help from the San Pablo Police Department. Investigators seized no weapons.

Crews from several fire departments are battling a major grass fire late Saturday afternoon that has claimed at least 500 acres in a rural area in Solano County between Vacaville and Winters, and is prompting mandatory evacuations, firefighters said.